Cleaning device



April 21, 1925. 1,534,521

0. HALBECK CLEANING DEVICE Filed April 9 1924 Gamma;

Patented Apr, 21, 1925.

UNITED STATES OSCAR HALBEGK, OF BROQKLYIT, NEW YORK.

CLEANING DEVICE.

Application filed April 9, 1924. Serial No. 705,289.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Osonn I-IALBEOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Cleaning Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cleaning devices which are principally adapted to be used for removing spots or the like from fabric includingwearing apparel and has for its principal object to provide a device which will. be of such a construction as to enable the same to be easily and efliciently handled when in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide. a cleaning device of the above men tioned character, wherein the brush holder is supported in the receptacle containing the cleaning liquid, the parts being so arranged as to cause the saturation of the brush with the cleaning liquid when the device is inverted and ready for use.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cleaning device of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable and furthermore adapted for the purposes for which it is designated.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my im' proved cleaner, I

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof, and

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken approximately on the line 33 of Figure 1.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral l designates th receptacle forming a part of my improved cleaner and the same may be formed of any suitable material and I do not wish to limit myself to the particular kind of material to be used. The neck portion of the receptacle is externally threaded as shown at 2 in the drawing, and the pur pose of this construction is to provice a means for supporting within the upper pore tion of the receptacle the brush or cleaning member holder designated by the numeral 3.

The holder 3 is substantially cylindrical andhas its bottom closed as, shown at l, the upper portion of the cylindrical holder 3 being provided with a lateral flange, the outer edge of which is directed downwardly to provide a skirt portion 5. The skirt portion is also threaded for cooperation with the threaded neck 2 whereby the holder 3 will be supported securely within the upper portion of the receptacle 1 in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing. Provided in the wall of the cylindrical holder 3 adjacent the top thereof is an opening 6 which provides a means whereby the cleaning liquid contained within the receptacle 1 may be caused to flow into the holder 3 and saturate a cleaning member or brush supported therein when the receptacle is inverted and the device is ready for use.

The cleaning member or brush which forms a part of the present invention consists of a number of bristles of a length slightly greater than the length of the cylindrical holder 3 and the bristles are stitched to a heavy cloth and then tightly rolled as shown at 8 in Figure 2. The bristles are cut so as to extend flush with the edge of the cloth, the bristles being illustrated by the numeral 7. The bristles and cloth are further so arranged as to fit snugly in the holder 3 and have the upper portions of the bristles extending above the top of the cylindrical holder in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing.

In use, a cap or closure 9 which is threaded onto the threaded portion of the skirt 5 of the cylindrical holder 3 is removed and by inverting the container so that the bristles 7 will be disposed downwardly, the liquid will flow from within the container through the openings 6 in the holder 3 and will satu' rate the bristles so that the same may be readily applied to the fabric and removing any spots which maybe thereon.

By providing a cleaning device of the above mentioned character, there will be no possibility of any of the cleaning fluid or liquid being wasted and furthermore the user of the device may easily and efficiently handle the same without coming in direct contact with the cleaning liquid when the cleaner is in use. The simplicity of my device enables the same to be manufactured at a very low cost and will be further strong and durable. The use of my improved cleaner will obviate the necessity of having to employ a number of cleaning cloths such as are now used, and will thus save considerable expense.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departingfrom the spirit of the invention and the scope of theappended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A cleaning device of the class described comprising a fluid containing receptacle, the

neck of which is screw threaded on its exterior, a brush holding cup'telescoping into the interior of the receptacle from the top of the latter, said cup being closed at its bottom and open at its top and being provided at the last named end with a lateral flange closing the open end of the receptacle, the outer end of said flange being directed downwardly and screw threaded to provide connection with said neck, a brush arranged in said cup and having its outer end extending beyond the corresponding end of the cup, and a screW-capthreaded onto the connecting means for said cup.

In testimony whereof I a'ffix my signature.

OSCAR HALBEGK, 

